Sanitation a basic need
EDITOR: Your front page article titled “Windsor residents dissatisfied with new trash services” in the Nov. 2 edition very clearly stated the opinion of many in our community. It is my belief that recycling has been made much more difficult for us because of the reduced size of receptacles and the necessity to separate certain materials. It seems to me that single stream recycling is much more convenient for us customers, although it may be less economical for the sanitation contractor based on market conditions in China. If we stop to think about it, garbage collection is very basic to the way we live. Proper sanitation ranks right up there with other necessities of our culture, such as water, food and power supply. Just consider what it would be like without it. I don’t believe that our concern with this very important aspect of our community services is caused by anxiety over wildfires or that it is something that will simply disappear over time. Perhaps some adjustments are desirable to better satisfy customers and further encourage recycling.
Robert McLaughlin
Windsor
Schools arts plan
EDITOR: After over a year’s worth of work, a draft District Arts Plan will be presented to the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The plan is the recommendation of a committee of administrators, teachers, students, parents and community members for how the arts (visual arts, music, theater and dance as currently defined by the California Education Code) should be taught by all Windsor schools for all Windsor students.
“Lots of people have been working very hard to bring this plan into existence,” said Robert Bullwinkel of Big Idea Consulting, the facilitator for the committee. “It’s been an amazing and really fun process,” added Bullwinkel.
About a year ago, Windsor High School teacher Allison Frenzel started talking about an arts plan. She connected with the California Alliance of Arts Education, a state-wide arts advocacy group.
With the help of CAAE, the committee held a kick-off breakfast last April asking the community to become involved in the arts plan process. With meetings last spring and continuing over the summer months, the recommended plan is now ready for board review.
The public is invited to the District Arts Plan presentation at the Nov. 14 school board meeting, 6 p.m. in the Windsor Town Council Chambers. The arts plan presentation is one of the first items on the agenda and should take about 30 minutes.
For questions regarding the draft District Arts Plan or the presentation, please contact Joella Olsen at jo******@sb*******.net.
Joella Olsen
Windsor
